Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Lion attacks cattle 45km from Rajkot.

The
frequency of the lions preying on cattle in villages close to the city
is increasing. On Saturday night, a lion killed domestic cattle in
Nadala village in Babra taluka of Amreli district. The village is
roughly 45 km from Rajkot.

According to sources, the lion killed a bullock in the farm of Jesing Vakotar.

"Farmers in these villages never expected that a lion would kill their
cattle. They were very scared as they had never seen lions in their
surroundings before. However, the lion abandoned its prey and escaped
from the spot when people gathered," sources in the village said.

On Sunday too, a lion preyed on some cattle in the area. Forest
department officials rushed to the spot and have started monitoring the
lion's movement.

"It seems that the lion may have come from
Liliya-Krakach area. We are trying to ascertain the area from where it
may have come. Chances are that the lion may have strayed out of the
Dhari forest range as well," a senior forest official said.

Earlier, lions have been spotted in villages of Jasdan, Gondal and Kotda-Sangani, which are all located near by Rajkot.

A few months ago, lions had killed domestic cattle in Bildi, Vinjuvadi
and Sanala villages in Gondal taluka and Bhadva village in Kotda-Sangani
taluka of Rajkot district. Bhadva is about 25 km away from Rajkot city.
These lions had come from Chandgadh area in Amreli.

Earlier, in October 2008 too, a lioness and three cubs were spotted near Gondal. They had killed cows in Panchiyavadar village.

The data analysis of direct and indirect evidence like sightings, prey
and pugmarks show that lions' kingdoms spread over 1,100 villages in
three districts of Saurashtra region. At present, lions occupy an area
over 16,000 square km in Saurashtra spread over three districts -
Junagadh, Amreli and Bhavnagar.

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